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Bay Area Swallows Q1 Venture Capital as Seattle and Los Angeles Fall Further Behind
OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI concentrate $221.1 billion in Northern California while Southern California and the Pacific Northwest scrape single-digit billions in a market...
AI Set to Flatten Office Job Growth Through 2030, Pushing U.S. Vacancy to 21.5%, Newmark Finds
A new Newmark research report forecasts that artificial intelligence will moderate office-using employment to near-zero growth over the next five years, reshaping demand...
U.S. Life Sciences Vacancy Tops 70% of New Deliveries as 60MM SQFT Pipeline Reshapes Market
Savills says supply surge from pandemic-era development boom is outpacing demand, leaving major lab projects unleased across key hubs A development cycle that...
North American Life Sciences Sector Grapples With Supply Glut as 55% of Recent Lab Deliveries Sit Vacant
A pandemic-era construction wave has collided with cooling demand, leaving nearly 60 million square feet of new lab space struggling to find tenants...
Carmel Partners Closes Fund 9 at $1.35 Billion
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2026 - Carmel Partners ("Carmel") announced today the final close of Carmel Partners Investment Fund 9, its U.S. multifamily real estate value...
The Great Migration: How Population Loss Is Reshaping Bay Area Commercial Real Estate
As census data reveals persistent out-migration, office landlords pivot strategies while housing supply tightens despite multifamily recovery. The San Francisco metropolitan area faces...
Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady at March Meeting as Oil Price Spike Clouds Outlook
Wells Fargo economists expect two rate cuts remain on the table in 2026, though elevated inflation from energy costs could push the timeline...
Consumer Spending Shows Early Signs of Caution as Income Strength Meets Emerging Headwinds
A modest gain in January spending masks slowing discretionary activity, while rising gasoline prices tied to the Iran conflict threaten to weigh on...
Multifamily Surge Lifts January Housing Starts But Falling Permits Signal Sluggish Outlook
A 29.9 percent jump in multifamily starts masked underlying weakness in single-family construction, with total permits declining 5.8 percent year-over-year to open 2026...
Rising Oil Prices Cloud U.S. Growth Outlook as Labor Market Stalls, Analysts Warn
The bank's March economic outlook trims consumer spending forecasts and raises inflation expectations amid the Iran-driven energy shock, while still projecting the expansion...
Louisiana Teachers’ Retirement System Commits $125MM to Bell Partners Growth and Income Fund Targeting Core Plus Apartments Nationwide
The $27 billion pension fund's latest real estate allocation will back a multifamily vehicle with a $1.5 billion target and plans to acquire...
February CPI Shows Disinflation Losing Momentum as Energy Costs Surge
Wells Fargo economists warn that a developing Middle East conflict could push energy goods prices sharply higher in March, complicating the Federal Reserve's...
